Children's Social Worker in South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire

Job Title: Children's Social Worker
Specialism: Social Worker – Children
Location: Gloucestershire, UK
Salary: £42.00 per hour
Type: Ongoing, Part Time / Full Time

Children's Social Worker within Children's Services in Gloucestershire, earning £42.00 per hour. This ongoing locum opportunity offers both part-time and full-time flexibility, providing an excellent platform to develop your career while making a meaningful difference in the lives of children and young people. Working within Gloucestershire County Council, you will manage complex casework, deliver high-quality interventions, and collaborate with partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes for children and families.

Perks and benefits

• Part Time / Full Time: Choose a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Hourly Pay: Earn £42.00 per hour, providing flexibility and excellent financial reward.
• Ongoing Training: Access continuous professional development opportunities to enhance your skills and knowledge.
• Career Progression: Explore a variety of pathways to further your career within children's social care.
• Networking Opportunities: Work alongside a diverse range of professionals and partner agencies to broaden your experience.
• Locum Flexibility: Enjoy the variety, autonomy, and career-enhancing opportunities that locum work provides.

What you will do

• Case Management: Manage a varied caseload involving Children in Need, Child Protection, Looked After Children, and permanency planning.
• Assessment: Complete assessments, care planning, statutory reviews, and reports within required timescales.
• Safeguarding: Undertake child protection investigations and contribute to safeguarding processes in accordance with legislation and guidance.
• Care Planning: Develop child-focused plans that promote safety, wellbeing, and positive long-term outcomes.
• Relationship Building: Establish effective working relationships with children, families, carers, and partner agencies.
• Multi-Agency Working: Attend and contribute to child protection conferences, strategy meetings, reviews, and court proceedings.
• Report Writing: Prepare clear, evidence-based assessments, reports, and court documentation.
• Permanency Planning: Support children through transitions including fostering, adoption, reunification, and long-term care arrangements.
• Partnership Working: Collaborate with education, health, police, and other professionals to deliver coordinated support.
• Equality and Inclusion: Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion throughout all aspects of your practice.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Social Work Qualification: Degree in Social Work or equivalent recognised qualification.
• Registration: Current Social Work England registration.
• Experience: Previous experience within Children's Services.
• Safeguarding Knowledge: Strong understanding of UK child protection legislation and safeguarding frameworks.
• Communication Skills: Excellent assessment, report-writing, and interpersonal skills.
• Driving Licence: Full UK driving licence required.
• Desirable Experience: Previous local authority experience, court work experience, and knowledge of Signs of Safety or strengths-based practice models.

Why Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire offers a fantastic quality of life, combining beautiful countryside, historic towns, and vibrant communities. From the rolling Cotswold hills to thriving market towns and excellent transport links, the county provides the perfect blend of professional opportunity and lifestyle benefits. It is an ideal location to build your career while enjoying everything the region has to offer.

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